﻿<topic>
	<head>
		<title>Select</title>
		<keywords>
			<keyword term="execution plan, select"/>
			<keyword term="physical operators, select"/>
			<keyword term="logical operators, select"/>
		</keywords>
		<links>
			<link href="Execution Plan Reference.html">Execution Plan Reference</link>
		</links>
	</head>
	<body>
		<summary>
			<p>
				The <b>Select</b> operator is the data returned at the end of a query plan. This is the root element of an execution plan.
			</p>
			<p>
				<b>Select</b> is a logical and physical operator.
			</p>
		</summary>
	</body>
</topic>
